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Know how to support children and young people experiencing transitions.

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In this lesson you will learn:

About some of the transitions children and young people face in their lives
That not all transitions are positive
That people react to stress and difficult times very differently

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Download and read the NFER research document, ‘A Study of the Transition from the Foundation Stage to Key Stage 1’.
Look at your setting’s policies on settling a new child into the group and moving to a new room. Do you know them well? Do you follow them yourself?
Think about the feelings a child might have when coming into a new setting or room. At what parts of the day do you think they might need the most support?
Read these articles about transitions from Early Years Update magazine. The articles are reproduced online at TeachingExpertise.com. Click on the icons below to access these articles.
This article on the School’s Local Offer website looks at ‘Transitions throughout the day’ and how to support children and young people to deal with those transitions.
This article is on ‘Transitions in early years – Ideas for supporting children and families’ from the Teach Early Years website.
This report by Tony Newman and Sarah Blackburn is on ‘Transitions in the Lives of Children and Young People: Resilience Factors’.

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